<rs type="textType">Funerary</rs> inscription for M. Aurelius

Charlotte M. Roueché and Gabriel Bodard2007

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Originally published in McCabe (1993).

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Description of Monument

White marble sarcophagus lid: 'couvercle de sarcophage (brisé)' (Gaudin), 2.09 (Kubitschek).

Description of Text

Inscribed on the rim.

Letters

0.025, except for the initial Η, which is 0.038 (Kubitschek)

Date

Third century A.D. (lettering)

Edition ἡ σορὸς καὶ ἡ ὑποκειμένη αὐτῇ εἰσώστη καὶ ὁ τόπος καθ' οὗ ἐπικείμεναι ἡ σορὸς καὶ ἡ εἰσώστη εἰσὶν Μάρκου Αὐρηλίου τοῦ Ἀδράστου τοῦ Καλλίππου τοῦ Πολυδεύκους
Apparatus

l. 2, του Ἀδράστου Reinach; Καλλί[κρατουὠ Reinach Καλλίππου Kubitschekτοῦ Πολυδεύκους Reinach; εύκους Kubitschek

Translation

The sarcophagus and the burial niche lying below and the place on which the sarcophagus and the niche are located belong to Marcus Aurelius [ . . . .]son of Adrastos son of Kallippos son of Polydeukes.

Commentary

No commentary

Locations

Unknown Necropolis, South: 'devant le gymnas, extra muros' (Gaudin); so presumably south of the southern city wall. Findspot (1904)

Text Constituted From

Gaudin's squeeze; publication

History of Recording

Recorded by Kubitschek (K III, 28; Abklatsch 7); by Gaudin (18); not reported subsequently.

Bibliography

Published from Gaudin by Reinach, 149, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 466 .

Representations

Kubitschek notebook III, 28